Awards and Recognition

or the full breadth of its pro bono work, the firm and individual lawyers have received multiple pro bono awards from national, state and local bar associations:

2008 — Charles Johnson and Jen Revelle received the Business Leader magazine’s Power of Justice Pro Bono Award.

2007 — Tommy Holderness received the Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award.

2007 — Jen Revelle received the Mecklenburg County Bar Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award.

2006 — Martin Brackett is the winner of the 2006 Legal Aid of North Carolina Pro Bono Attorney of the Year

2005 — Jane Ratteree received the Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award from the Pro Bono for Non-Profits Program.

2004 — RBH receives the North Carolina Bar Association Large Firm Pro Bono Award.

2003 — Stephen M. Cox receives the South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Services Award.

2001 — Julian H. Wright Jr. receives the North Carolina Bar Association Pro Bono Award from the Young Lawyers Division.

1999 — RBH receives the Mecklenburg County Bar Volunteer Lawyer Program Outstanding Law Firm Award.

1997 — Julian H. Wright Jr. receives the Mecklenburg County Bar Pro Bono Service Award.

1984 — RBH receives the North Carolina Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award and the American Bar Association Publico Award for its advocacy in the Hyatt case.

Additionally, the following lawyers have been recognized for their pro bono efforts:

Robert C. Sink served as a member of the board of directors of Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, 1989-1996.

John R. Wester served as a member of the board of directors of Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, 1999-2004.

Mark W. Merritt served as a member of the board of directors of Legal Services of Southern Piedmont from 1989-1994 and as its president from 1992-1994. Mr. Merritt served as chairman of the Access to Justice Campaign for Legal Services of Southern Piedmont from 2001-2002.

Karen A. Gledhill and Douglas M. Jarrell have served as chairs of The Volunteer Lawyers Program, a cooperative effort between the Mecklenburg County Bar and several community organizations, including Legal Services of Southern Piedmont; Legal Aid of North Carolina; Legal Services for the Elderly; Children’s Law Center; Pro Bono for Nonprofits and the Uptown Men’s Homeless Shelter.